Binding mechanism.



C. R. RANEY.

BINDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-19,1913.

Patented May 15, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

@Zewawm Rfiavw C. R. RANEY.

BINDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19. 19:3.

Patented May1-5, 1917 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'50 J l 1l v 2i. ltllththis application being a con- I eLEM A InIflrNEY or CH ICQGQ ILLiNOIS, ASSIGNOR r INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER'Y j; COMPANYOE NEW JERSEY; A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. p

BINDING MECHANISM.

Chicago. in the eountv'of Cookand State. of ,15'1ll'1no1s, have invented ce'rtani new and useful linprovements ;-in Binding l\lechanisms,

of which the followingisa full elearrand exact specification My invention relates binding mecha- 1 0 n1sn1s.-,

- It-licking and strippingot", thetwine t'roi'n the binder hook has'be'en obtained,with; the iresllltth-it there has been a-tendenev tor. the binding mechanism to operate inetlicientllv, the knot being;- l11']1)l(}1)0ll. tied. the twine 1 n tiedoi theband onthe shock being stl pped theretronl or.1"otaled with respect t elfetofin sat-11 :1 manner as to seriously interfere with 'tlie-standingiot' the shock or 1 {My 'in\"enti 1n'has for 'its object to im -proye such fl'rin lil e; mechanisms. providing a ;111e. cl1an1 n' \vher eii1tl1e twine, is automaticall tucke1 l land strippedsin an improved manner 11111-111 n eratimi of the same.

i\ l"urther object of n1y"1'n \'ent1( n is to [)l'UIVHlU 11npro'1'ed' mechanism' whereby the strapping o1- .rcnation i1f the:band upon the shock; s etllectually,prevented. l: attain 135 these objects;by the'prcwision of an improved tlltl (l" automaticaltv cooperating with .the lHHtll'llQ, mechanism and an 1111- n-oved stri )er. likewise coo 1eratin thcre- .with. :111d carried b \j the-sh'ock (li arging 4t) cradle of the sl-1ucker,'tl1e two devices operating autoniatica'l1y, respectively, totuck the twine during; the first stages 'of the knotting 1 operation and to-st131pthe ;tw1ne trom the,

struction ol'the type shown in 111 "copen lingj; applicati mr. Serial No; 573.106, tiled tinuation of that application in so tar as the common features of the two apphcatmns are concerned. It is to be understood. however,

that the embodiment of my invention shown herein may bemodihed.

Spe cificatienfio'f Letters Patent. Application filed November 19, 1913. Serial No. (801L889:

atented May 15, 191?,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of :1 portion of :1 shocker equipped with my improve ment; 1

1 Fig. 2 a detail end elevation of the binding mecha msm; so

I Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; -1 Fig. lis a similar sectional view showing the binding,- mechanism in another position.

The shocker shown is 0?" the type" de- 5 scribed and claimed in my above mentioned application, comprising :1 main frame I hav ing a rearwardly dumping, shock receptacle 1 or cradle 2 piiotally mounted thereon at? and adapted to dump the bound shock from thecradle. As shown, a knotter shaft -l disposed longitudinally of the frame 1 and carried on the top thereof, at one side of the cradle. being operatirel)" connected to a main power shaft 5 through beveled gears 6, a suitable clutch ineclianisnnnot shown, asupplemental longitudinallyextending'shaft T. and chain and sprocket connections 8 in 'such a manner that the knotter shaft may be rotated when desired to dump the cradle 30 and actuatethe binding mechanism. As shown, tl1e cradle 2' is of the type described and clain1 ed 'i11 that application and is operatively connected with the knottershaft in such 2111121111101 as to move in timed relation 5 thereto. the connection preferably being to :1 crank f) on the. end of the knotter shaft. 'lThiscrank 9 is pivotally connected to :1 downwardlyextendinglink 10, which is, in turn. connected tofa second pivoted link 11 having gravity latch members 12 thereon adapted to engage and disengage. as the cradle. is movcdto discharge a shock, the latter being actuated by a dumping arm 13 operatively connected to the link 11 and disposed beneath the cradle bottom. having a roller H thereon which engages with the cradle bottom, when the knotter shaft is turned. in such a manner as to throw the bottom upward and outward as the 111111.13 is raised -'lhe bindingmechanism operated by the knolter shaft t comprises a needle 15 pivoted on the tar side of the shocker framel from the knotter shaft and operatively connected to the latter through a suitable link connection 16, not shown. in detail, this needle 7 cca'iperating, with the knotter mechanism proper, which is carried between the chain connection 8 and the rearward end of. the "11:1

: knotter breastplate 18--fix'ed to'the'frame at:

though any desired type of knotter may be knottervv shaft. 'As shown, the needle moves through an' opening or slot 17 in a 19 and extending upwardly'on the stubbleward side of the knotter mechanism. Al-

usedwith myimprovement, the knotter mechanism shown herein for purposes of' illustration is of the well-known Deering type, being provided with a driving cam'20 fixed tothe knotter shaft 4 and having arcuate'concentrically arranged geared or toothed sections 21 and 22 thereon, respec tively, driving the notched rotating. cordholding plate 23 and the knotter hook 24s through beveled gears 25, worm 26 and wo'rm gear 27,; the knotter stripper 28being driven through the usual roller and cam connection'29'. All of this mechanism, however, operates "in such a well-known manner and is constructed in accordance'with stand-. ard designthat it seems unnecessary for it to be hereinmore specifically described.-

Cooperating with this knotting mechanism-a'n'd carried upon the .knotter shaft 4 is an operating member 30, which is shown herein to assume the form of a cam'or pin extending laterally from the knotter shaft 4. v This operating member engages a -cooperating member 31, preferably having acurved cam shape, carried on the outer or grainward end of a short shaft 32 disposed transversely' of the shocker frame and jour-' naled in a' bracket 33 carried on the shaft. 4 and -.in the knotter breastplate 18.- 'As shown, the member 31 on theouter end of thisshaft extends a substantial distance beyond the end of the bracket 33' and protrudes intothe path of the operating member 30, so that as the knotter shaft is rotated this member 30 raises the member 31 in such a manner as to throw .a straight edged tucker arm 34, carried on the inner end of the shaft 32, downacross the slot 17 inthe breastplate to cooperate with" the knotter stripper 28 as the latter moves across the opening. It is-to be noted that as this, stripper movesacross the opening-in the; slot the knotter hook 24: opens .to' receive the twine and, turns toward the breastplate, the parts moving from the posltion shown n Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig 4, when a knife 35, movable with thestripper, is.

brought into play to sever the: twine at a point between the cord holding plate 23 and the knotter hook. It is thus seen that the tucker serves to maintain the twine undertension and move the same down to the knotter hook, reducing the amount of twine v ,60

required and cooperating with the stripper 28 of the. 'knotter during the first stages of-the binding operation, and that, prior. to the completion of the'binding'operation,

the operating-member 30 has moved a sufiiclent degree to enable thetucker arm to- ,Fig. 1,' and extending across the path of tually stripping'the twine from understood that the form chosen for purbe carried-back y B p g 36 on the shaft 32, to: the normalposition thereof shown 4r Cooperating wi-th'the knotter str pper 28 atthistime is also a-supplemental stripper member carried on the/ shockercradle 2. As shown, t'his strippernriember comprises a forwardly inclined hook 37,.fixed to the knotter' side of the cradle, normally. occupying the position shown in v i 15' the twine in such a manner that, as the cradle 'is. operated thi ough-its connectioliwith thev knotter' shaft, this hook '37 "is brought opposite the bottom of the. slot, as shownin Fig. 4, at, the time the knotter;

.stripper 28 occupies the. position-shown therein,- the knotter stripping member 28 movingat that time-in a; forward direction,

while the hook 37 moves in a rearward direc-- tion with the'cradle,'with'.the result of efie'cthe hook by pulls in opposite directions.

It "is to. be noted that the construction shown herein acts, not nly to tuck the twine during the first stages of the binding oper- 96'- atioh, cooperating at that time .withthe binding mechanism of. the knotter, and act-'-- ing at a point between thesreceptacle'. andthe. breastplatein such a manner as -to*eli1 ni-' nate difiiculty due to the spacing of. the parts-but also acts to, strip the same fromthe knotter. hook during the last'sta-g eslof' the binding operation, the stripper arm on the shocker" cradle engaging the twins and pulling the'same off-the hook by'a pull me exerted in the opposite direction fronnthat exerted by the knotter stripping :niembe'r, with the result that. the twine is pulled clear overtheend' of the knotterhook, and all 1. catching," stripping of the band from the'zmg shock,- or rotation of the band'thereon, Iis-- efiectually prevented It isf-urther to be noted thatrthe mechanism is entirely auto" matic in its operation, bengdriven'from the .knotter shaft which operates the'binding mechanism, and that the parts are so timed that the cradle is moved-at the desired time. 7 toenable its; hook to cooperate w1th the binding mechanism in the manner described) the knot being stripped during the first 11$ stages'of the cradle movement; WVhile I have i n this application described-one form which my invention may assume in practice, it is, bfcourse, to be.

1. In ashocking machine, a frame, a 30 Y dumping shock receptacle thereon, means for dumpinglsaid shock receptacle, mechanism including a .knotter for binding a shock therein, andmeans for-stripping the twine from said knotter thereby preventing stripping of the band from the bound shock as said shock receptacle is dumped.

2. In a shocking machine, a frame, a-

dumping shock receptacle thereon,means for 9 dumping sald shock receptacle, mechanism including a knottert for binding a shock. therein, and means for st'rlpplng the twine from the knotter as the shock is dumped thereby preventing rotation of the band upon the bound shock.

3. In a shocking machine, a frame, a dumping shock receptacle carried thereon, shock binding mechanism including a knot- .ter carried on said frame, and means on said receptacle cooperating with said knotter to strip'the'twine therefrom said -ceptac le moves toward dumping position,

4. In a shocking machine, a frame, a dumping shock receptacle thereon, mecha- 25 nism'including aknotter for binding a shock therein, and means for stripping the twine from the knotter and thereby preventing stripping of the band from the b0lll'ld' Sl1OCk or rotation of. said band as said receptacle is dumped.

5. In a shocking machine, a frameashock binding mechanism thereon including a 7 knotter having a hook, a dumping shock receptacle carried on said frame, and supplemental meansope'rating as said receptacle is moved to dumping position cooperating with said knotterlto strip the twine from the knotter hook;

6. In a shocking machine, a.franie, shm k 49 binding mechanlsm' thereon including a knotter having a stripper and a hook, a

' dumping shock receptacle carried on said frame, and supplemental means operating as said receptacle is moved to dumping position cooperating with said stripper to strip the twinefrom the knotter hook.

7. In a'shoc kiiig machine, a frame, shock binding mechanism thereon including a knotter having a stripper and a book, a

dumping shock receptacle carried on said frame, and supplemental; means operating as said receptacle is moved to dumping position and moving in an opposite direction to said stripper 'c'o-iiperating witlrsaid 'stri p- 8. In a shocking machine, aframe, a -'knotter shaft journaled thereoma dumping shock receptacle operatively connected with said knotter shaft and dumped thereby,

shock bindingmechanism including a knot- .teiioperatively connected to said knotter' per to strip the twine from the knotter hook,

binding mechanism including a knotter having a stripper, a dumpingshock receptacle operatively connected with said knotter, and means carried on said receptacle and movable in an opposite direction to said 7;, stripper cooperating with said stripper y strip the twine after a knot is tied.

10. In a shocking machine, a frame, shock binding mechanism thereon including a knotter having a movable stripping memher, a dumping shock receptacle carried on said frame, and astripping member movable with said receptacle cooperating with the stripper of said knotter mechanism and movable in an'opposite direction withrcso spect thereto.

11; In a shocking machine, a frame, shock binding mechanism thereon including a knottcr having astripping member and hook, a dumping shock receptacle carried on said frame, and a hook carried on said receptacle coijperatmg with the stripping member of said knotrer and'stripping the twine from the knotter hook as said receptacle is operated.

. 12. In a shocking"machine, a framefa shock binding mechanism thereon including a knotter having a stripper, a knottcr shaft on said frame operatively connected to said knotter, a shock discharging receptacle carried on said frame and operatirely connected with said shaft, and a stripping member on said receptacle cooperating with said stripper.

13. In a shocking machine, a frame, 21 tilting shock receptaclethereon, shock binding mechanism on said frame including a knotter, means on said receptacle cooperating with saiil'knotter to strip the twine as said receptacleis tilted, and means op '105 cratively connected between said "knotter shaft and receptacle. for tilting the lattcrJj 14. In a shocking machine, a frame, shock binding mechanism thereon -;i1'1cluding a knotter having a stripping member and hook, a knotter shaft journaled on said frame, a dumping shock receptacle carried on said frame, operatively onnected with said knotter shaft andactlmted thereby, and a hook carried on said receptacle coiiperating with the striping member of said knotter and 'str.ip -ing the twine from the knotter hook after the knot has been tied and as the shock receptacle moves to dumping posi tion.

15. In a shocking machine, ,a. frame. a knottcr shaft journaled thereon, shock binding' mechanism on said frame inchulingi a knottcr having a stripper and hook, a slotted brcastplate for said kuotter, a shock rcccptacle carried on said frame and opcrativcly connectgd with said knotter shaft, and means carried on said shock receptacle and moving across said slot on'the needle side of said breastplate and cooperating with the said first mentioned means during the initial knotter stripper to strip the twine from the knotter. hook.

16. In a shocking machine, a frame, shock binding mechanism including a knotter car? .rijed thereon, a knotter shaft operatively connected to said knotter, a dumping shock receptacle carried on said frame, supplemental means operativellv connected with said knotter shaft tucking the twine diirin the initial part of the binding operation 0 said knotter, and means movable with said shock receptacle stripping the twine after a knot has been tied by said knotter.

17. In a shocking machine, a fran-ieflsllock binding mechanism thereon including a knotteiya knotter breast plate carried on "said frame, a dumping shock receptacle carried'on said frame and disposed at one side;- of said breast plate, means operativelyf'ijoni lnected tosaid k-nottei' and movable between said receptacle and breast plate for tucking the twine during tlie initial stages of the knotting operation, and means for subseuently dumping said receptacle. 18. In a shocking machine, a frame, shock binding mechanism thereon including.- a

' knotteizfa dumping shock receptacle carried on s'aiilvfranie and disposed at one'side of said knotter, means coi'iperating with said knotter -for stripping the twine from the same during the last stages'ofthe .kliotting operation, means for dumping said recepta- -cle operating in'timed relation with said kn'otter 'andstripping means, and supplemental stripping means cooperating with stages of the movement-of said receptacle..

.19. In a binding mechanism, a'frame, a-

, knotter carried thereon,'a knotter shaft, a

tucker shaft disposed transversely with respect thereto, a knotter breastplate, means intermediate said tucker. shaft and said knotter shaft rotating, said'tucker shaft during the-first stages of the lmottin' operation,

and a tucker arm operatively connected'to 1 said shaft and movable across theslot .in said-breastplate on the opposite side of the breast 'plate'from said knotting mechanisms 20, In a binding mechanism, a imma knotter shaft journaled thereon,- 'knotting mechanism operatively connected to said shaftco'mprising a slotted breast plate, a knotter hook, -a stripper, a cord holder, a spring-pressed shaft journaledon said'frame and breast plate and disposed transversely, of said knotter' shaft, meanson said' knotter shaft rotating said transverse shaft during the initial stages of'the knot tying operation,

"and a-tncker arm carried ,on said transverse v shaft and movingacross the slot in said,

breastplate to tuck the twine as said transverse shaft is rotated.

21. In a binding mechanism, a frame, .a

'knotter shaft thereon, a knotter thereon, a

knottei' breast platether'eon, a tucker shaft r 22, In a binding mechanism, a f

journaled on said breast vplate and frame above said knotter shaft and disposed transversely of the latter, said-tucker shaft having a lateralextension on one end of, the

same, supplemental tucker shaft rocking means 'operatively connected to said knotter shaft and engageable with said extension,

and a tuckerarm jcarried onthe opposite end of said tucker sha opposite face of said breast plate from said knotting mechanism upon rotation of sa'id shaft.

knotter shaft thereon, a knotter thereon, a

knottcr breast plate thereon, a t cker shaft jqtirnaled on said breast plate having :1 lat- .eral project-ion on one of its ends, a tucker :nd movable across the ame, a

shaft actuating member carried on i said knotter shaft and intermittently engageable with said projection, a tucker a'rm carried on said tuckershaft and movable across the face of said breast plate upon actuation of said shaft, and a coiledspring'operatively connected between said frame and tucken shaft for returning the latter to its initial position after each actuation thereof by said member. v.

23.] In a. bindingmechanism, a frame, a

knotter shaft thereon, knotter mechanism thereon operatively. connected ,with said shaft, :1 knotter breastplatecarried on said frame. a tucker shaft journaled on said frame and breast plate,.,resilient means operatively connected to said shaft-and-frame normally holding. the former ina 'predetermined position, operative connections b'e tween one end of said shaft and said knot I ter mechanism imparting movement to the former in opposition to said resilient means,.

and a tucker armlcarried on thebppo'site faces of said breast plate' 24. In' a shocking machine. a frame, shock binding mechanism including aknotter having a stripper and a hook, aknotter breast plate carried on said frame, a tucker operend of said shaft movable across one of the ativelyconnected'to said knotter and'movable across the face of said breastplate during the first stages of the knotting operation, I

r n. l a'dumpmg shock receptacle carried on said ,frame, means] for niovin the'samein Ian'j l knotterstripper,

said knotter and movable thereby across the face of said'breast-plateduring the initial In a shocking machine,

dliiinlli-hg mechanism knotter i plate carr ed on sa1d Ii ed on said frameand tosaid knotter operation, a dumping carried on said frame, and

receptacle is operated e completion 'of said operating with said ine from said knotter.

a frame, shock having a stripper, a knotter breast frame, a' tucter caroperatively connected and movable thereby across the face of said breast plate during-the initial stages of the knotting operation, a

dumping shock receptacle. carried on said frame, and means carried on said rece )tacle and operable after th tucking operation co stripperto strip the twine 27. In a shocking machlne, a frame, shock e completion 0 said operating with sa1d from said knotter.

binding'nnechanism carried thereon includmg a knotter having breast plate carried 0 plemental tucker carri operatively connected a stripper, a knotter n said frame, a suped on said frame and to said knotter movable ac joss the opposite face of said breast plate from said stages of the knotting shock 3 lneans-anomlile as said and moving in an opp knotter stripper opera knotter during the initial operation, a dumping receptacle carried on said frame, and

receptacle is operated osl-te directlon to sa1d ble after the completion of said;tuckingpperation and cooperating with said stripper from said ldnotter.

28. In a shocking knotter shaft thereon, operatively connected to carried on said frame 40 nected to said knotter,

to strip the twine machine, a frame, a knotter mechanism said shaft, a needle and operatively conadumping shock receptacle pivoted on said frame in rear and oeneath said knotter mechanism and dis said slot to said posed at one side of the latter and between the same and said needle operative connections between one end of said knotter shaft and said shock receptacle for tilting the latter about its pivot, and means on said shock ing the first stages of the tilting operation of said receptacle cooperating with said knottergmechanism in stripping the twine therefrom.

receptacle engageable with the twine dur- 29. In ashocking machine, a frame, a

knotter shaft journald. thereon, knotting mechanism operatively connected to said shaft comprising a knotterhook and a stripthe initial stages of the knotting operation, a

dumping shock receptacle carried on said frame and operatively connected to said knotter shaft and dumped thereby after the knot has been tied, and a supplemental twine stripping membencarried on said receptacle and engaging the twine extending through knotting mechanism during the first stages in the movement of said receptacle and the last stages of the movement of said knotter, daid twine engaging member cooperating wi the knotter stripper to strip the twine from the knotter hook and operating after said itucker has returned to its normal position. l

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CLEMMA RANEY. Witnesses:

J. H. HANLY, A. F. STRATTON. 

